Mexico City - Museo de Artes e Industrias Populares
South of Alameda Park Avenida Benito Juárez links the Paseo de la Reforma with Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas; to the east of the Palacio de Bellas Artes - where there are many elegant shops selling silver, leather goods and folk art, etc., as well as offices, hotels and restaurants - the avenue takes the name of Francisco I. Madero. At No. 89, in the former Corpus Christi church (with murals by Miguel Covarrubias), is the Museum of Folk Arts and Crafts (Museo de Artes e Industrias Populares) where, under the management of the Mexican Indian Institute INI, products of the different regions of Mexico are displayed and on sale. Handicrafts can also be bought in the state-run FONART shops at Calle Londres 136/Zona Rosa, Avda. de la Paz/San Angel, Patriotismo 691/Mixcoac) and Venustiano Carranza 115 in Coyoacán.
Hobbies & Activities category: Western hemisphere native art, artifacts; Folk art exhibit
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